Lobed Conical Bowl with Peonies, Loquat, Pomegranate, Litchi, and Grapes

Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Xuande reign mark and period (1426–1435)

China

Status: On View, Gallery 134
Department: Arts of Asia

Title: Lobed Conical Bowl with Peonies, Loquat, Pomegranate, Litchi, and Grapes
Place: China (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1426–1435
Medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Inscriptions: Inscribed on base in underglaze cobalt blue with 6-character reign mark in regular script: "Da Ming Xuande nian zhi"
Dimensions: 8.1 × 20.3 cm (3 3/16 × 8 in.); Diam.: 20.3 cm (8 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Henry C. Schwab
Reference Number: 1941.554
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Carswell, John, et al. Blue and White: Chinese Porcelain and Its Impact on the Western World. Chicago: David and Alfred Smart Gallery, The University of Chicago, 1985.

Osaka, Museum of Oriental Ceramics, “Chicago Bijutsukan Meihinten: Masterpieces of Chiense Arts from the Art Institute of Chicago,” 1989, no.83, traveled to the MOA Museum of Art, Atami and the Idemitsu Museum of Art, Tokyo.
Blue and White: Chinese Porcelain and Its Impact on the Western World. October 3 - December 1, 1985, at the David and Alfred Smart Gallery, The University of Chicago.

Henry Charles Schwab (1867-1941), Chicago; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1941.

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